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An interview with Assistant Secretary, Michael Cadenazzi at the Department of War, as it is known, and Zach Boykin, the department’s technical director for strategic and critical minerals with Andrea Hotter for the Fast Forward podcast.

Chrome ore inventories at the main ports of Tianjin, Qinzhou, Lianyungang and Shanghai were originally published at 5.11 million to 5.3 million tonnes on Monday. This has been corrected to 3.74 million to 4.03 million tonnes. Fastmarkets’ pricing database has been updated to reflect these changes. These inventories are part of the Fastmarkets Ores and […]

The amendment follows the decision made on May 14, after a consultation period for the proposed changes, which took place between April 2 and May 11. The purpose of the change is to align the publication times to the activity in the relevant markets and ensure that subscribers receive timely and accurate pricing information. The affected […]

The price will be published weekly on Friday 5-6pm Shanghai time, instead of 7pm Shanghai time previously. The amendment aims to better reflect the prices of technology and energy metals (TEM) in the Chinese market and ensure that subscribers receive timely and accurate pricing information. The amendment was first announced in a pricing notice published […]

Fastmarkets has corrected its price assessment for MB-ZIR-0014 zircon, premium grade, 66.5% ZrO2 min, bulk, cif China, published on Thursday May 7. The assessment was incorrectly published at $1,600-1,700 per tonne due to reporter error. The correct assessment should have been $1,600-1,670 per tonne. Fastmarkets’ pricing database has been updated to reflect this change. This price […]

Capital is flowing back into junior mining, but selectively. Investment is increasingly favouring development‑stage assets with clearer paths to production, supported by government funding and strategic partnerships. While demand for critical minerals underpins the cycle, early‑stage explorers continue to struggle for capital as investors prioritise discipline, ESG alignment and near‑term cash flow.